Murat AktaĹ
Ursula von der Leyenâs move to group TĂźrkiye with Russia and China jeopardises the EUâs new security architecture. Murat AktaĹ warns that treating an official EU candidate and ally as an 'excluded partner' is a strategic miscalculation. This deepening crack between rhetoric and reality creates an ontological crisis, threatening the credibility of the enlargement policy Read more
Jeanne Marie Jacqueline Vincendeau
Tensions in the AI race don't necessarily foreshadow doom, but they are the consequence of a game of imperfect information. Jeanne Vincendeau explains that the framework of any game based on Bayesian theory is neutral. The mistrust between China and the US arises from the misinterpretation of each other's behaviour Read more
Philipp Lutscher
Philipp Lutscher, Jonas Bergan DrĂŚge, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Karsten Donnay draw on three survey experiments across Venezuela, Turkey and the United States to show that visual strongman propaganda can deter opposition movements and mobilise supporters. Its effectiveness, however, depends on regime type and political context Read more
Dominika RemĹžovĂĄ
Donald Trumpâs forthcoming visit to Beijing in May follows trips by Canadaâs Mark Carney, the UKâs Keir Starmer, and Germanyâs Friedrich Merz. The agreements reached, says Dominika RemĹžovĂĄ, reflect not only the interests of political elites but also how economic structures shape each countryâs China policy Read more
Ruairidh Brown
Trumpâs dismissal of Keir Starmer as 'no Churchill' cuts Britain deep, argues Ruairidh Brown. His open contempt strikes at the heart of Britainâs post-imperial anxiety Read more
Syeda Saba Batool
The USÂ has accused China of carrying out a 'yield-producing' nuclear test in 2020 â but the global test-ban monitor found no supporting evidence. Syeda Saba Batool argues that the dispute matters anyway: such allegations can be used to pressure China into talks â and to normalise a possible USÂ return to testing Read more
Igor Sevenard
Donald Trumpâs coercion of Denmark over Greenland is not just an Arctic dispute. Igor Sevenard and Richard J. Cook argue that by treating NATO allies as real estate vendors, Trump shatters the trust necessary to deter China. Breaking faith in Europe, the US loses credibility in Asia Read more
Sibei Sun
The Trump administration is advancing an illiberal Atlanticism that reimagines the West in manners similar to how Putin imagines Eurasia. Sibei Sun dissects the uncanny parallels between the two geopolitical doctrines and what it all means for future transatlantic relations Read more
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